Melanie Hasler and the invisible Nadja Pasternack shoot towards the finish line on the Olympic track
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Halfway to the Olympics: Sina Arnet
Image: Keystone
Melanie Hasler and the invisible Nadja Pasternack shoot towards the finish line on the Olympic track
Image: Keystone
Halfway to the Olympics: Sina Arnet
Image: Keystone
The Swiss women's bobsleighers are missing a few things for a podium place in the two-man event at the Olympic dress rehearsal in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In ski jumping, Juri Kesseli scores his first World Cup points.
23.11.2025, 12:11
23.11.2025, 18:27
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After finishing 7th in the monobob, Melanie Hasler and push athlete Nadja Pasternack finished 8th in the doubles at the World Cup opener on the new Olympic track in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The other Swiss duos Inola Blatty/Salomé Kora (11th) and Debora Annen/Mara Morell (12th) narrowly missed out on the top ten.
For the top sprinter Kora, it was a pleasing competition debut in the ice track, and her start times are impressive. The German Laura Nolte repeated her victory from Saturday in the monobob - on her 27th birthday.
Follador twice the Swiss number 1
Bobsleigh - The Swiss were also without a top place in the men's event. As in the two-man event, Cédric Follador from Graubünden was also faster in the four-man event than the actual team leader Michael Vogt. The Engadin finished 9th, the man from Schwyz a hundredth behind in 10th place. The third Swiss sled with pilot Timo Rohner finished in 12th place. As on Saturday, victory went to the German Johannes Lochner ahead of his compatriot Francesco Friedrich.
Ski jumper Arnet with half Olympic qualification
Ski jumping. - The chances are increasing that a Swiss ski jumper will be able to compete at the Olympics for the first time since 2014. On the very first weekend, Sina Arnet achieved half the Olympic qualification (two top 25 results). The 20-year-old from Engelberg jumped to 24th place on the large hill in Lillehammer.
Ski jumping. - As on Saturday at the start of the World Cup season, Gregor Deschwanden was the best of the Swiss ski jumpers on Sunday in Lillehammer. After two rounds, he finished in 25th place. Juri Kesseli was also among the top 30 on Sunday. The 20-year-old from Lucerne reached the second round for the first time in his career and secured his first World Cup points with a 29th place finish. As on Saturday, Sandro Hauswirth (32nd) and Simon Ammann (39th) were not among the top 30.
2nd place for Swiss speed skaters
Speed skating. - In Calgary, Canada, the Swiss speed skaters took second place in the Division B team pursuit with a time of 3:01.082 minutes. The team of Nadja Wenger, Kaitlyn McGregor and Ramona Härdi were only beaten by Norway, 0.163 seconds behind. Poland completed the podium.
